Hey guys, so welcome back to part two. If you were here last week, then you know that I have
already analyzed part one article for you and now we're moving into part two. You can
just download the PDF for this language analysis article just down below in the description box,
but let's just get started. Okay, so, "I am a doctor with over 35 years experience." So
automatically this doctor is establishing his credentials. So with credentials, it usually means
that as an audience, we are impressed and we are respectful of this person and trust their opinion,
especially if it's 35 years. "I know what it is to be called to a local school in an
emergency and find a child suffering from asthma, unable to tell me what medication
has previously been prescribed. I know what it is to see older patients, day after day who
experienced wariness and confusion in trying to remember all the medication they are taking."
So when he says, "I know what it is," these are first hand experiences. It shows, again,
and compounds on the idea that this guy is indeed experienced in the field and we should
trust anyone, I guess, we should kind of trust the doctor, right, because he's exposed to this type
of stuff every single day. It also shows that he is empathetic, which is a great quality to see in
a doctor, because he seems to suffer as well when his patients are suffering. So with that in mind,
as an audience, we are more inclined to like him and to value his opinion because he has directly
been impacted as a result. When he talks about a child with asthma, it's a very interesting
scenario to choose, he could have talked about anyone, he decides to talk about a child.
So potentially what this could do is appeal to a particular audience, for example, it could be
parents, it could be other people suffering asthma, for example. But let's say if we're
parents, generally we're... I say, we like I'm a parent, I'm not a parent. But we're protective
towards young people, and you want to remove them from needless suffering as a result. Again,
"Those who experienced weariness and confusion," potentially that could appeal to the elderly. So,
if you're somebody who's older and you're starting to experience the fact that you're
getting a little bit confused or you're forgetting things, then this might really
appeal to you and speak to you because it could be the answer that you're looking for.
"I recently heard about the pain and distress of a patient who suffered an epileptic fit while far
from home. Unfortunately, everyone around him, unaware that he had mild fits, assumed he was
drunk and ignored him." So this part here, like recalling a story, it shows the unfairness of
the situation. That this person who was having epileptic fit, would have a much more positive
outcome should he have had an MI card. And we feel sorry for him because nobody should have
to experience their illness and be alienated or judged on by the community or by the public. So as
a result, we may be encouraged to go out there and get our own and MI card or recommend our friends
or family who we know are, who may be suffering from illnesses to get an MI card. "We can all
sympathize with this lad", so that itself is quite easy. What is it, guys? Inclusive language.
So if you don't know already, inclusive language engages the audience because it encourages them
to feel included and responsible in whatever the author is talking about, so we feel like there's
something that we can do in this case. "This lad," that's quite colloquial, why do you think
he does that? So maybe it shows that this doctor isn't just a doctor who's distant and unfeeling,
but he sees us, patients, as people and as friends, people that he cares about. And so,
again, we're more inclined to listen to this doctor because we see him in a positive light. "He
can no longer feel confident when he goes out." So this is, again, like so unfair, nobody should go
out and feel like they can't be confident. If this is something that's taken away from the person,
but a Medi-Info Card could help relieve them of that, then maybe they should do it,
maybe we should stop advocating for MI cards. "We can all sympathize," do you guys
know what that is? Generalization. Generalization is when it's indicated that everyone agrees,
like we can all sympathize because if you don't seem like you sympathize, well then you're kind
of that a-hole in the corner that's like being rude and not caring while everyone else is. So
of course you're kind of more inclined to want to agree and sympathize and therefore support
MI card. "As a doctor," so yet again, that kind of goes back to like the credentials.
"I know that in emergency, he would have been given vital help he required immediately." So
this sense of instantaneous, there's no waiting involved, everything happens straight away.
So we can trust Medi-Info, it's going to do its job at making sure that people are well
looked after. "All Australians," same thing, generalization. "Young or old, sick or well,
bush or city, close," so this starts to appeal that to lots of different people. "Lives that
are free from anxiety," so appeals to their sense of freedom or this idea that this person couldn't
feel confident anymore. We don't want them to go out there and feel anxious either, right?
You can see from all the different lines and where they're going, that I try to make connections to
other parts of the article as I go through the piece, because I think it's really important to
be able to look at things on more holistic scale than rather just one thing on a micro level. This
means that you're able to better understand the contention, as well as the arguments that the
author uses to build up that contention. So let's finish this one off, "The Medi Card
doesn't waste people's time," for people who are very conscious of their time and
want to be productive, it could appeal to them. "Safe and secure," excellent,
so we know that. We spoke about this last time with the MI, giving you security and comfort. And
also you can also say that there's alliteration here, it's just as a side note though,
I would much rather you guys talk about security and safety and how that appeals to people.
And "My work as a doctor would improve," I mean, if you really wanted to, you could even like put
that together with as a doctor, and then it goes back to credentials. "If I had more time to talk
to my patients, they would be improved." Duh, duh, duh. Cool. "To me, your Medi-Info Card means
peace of mind for everyone." Okay, so what do you guys think of that? I'm not going to analyze it,
I'm going to ask you guys to analyze it and put it down in the comment section below for me. So
with this one, I analyzed a lot, but I'm sure there's still heaps more that I haven't quite
looked at. And so I want you guys to put down in the comments below, what are the different types
of analyses that you've pulled from this article, let's share around and help each other out.
The more we can collaborate and work together, the more we can lift each other up. So if you needed
more help with analyzing arguments, you guys can definitely check out my study guide where I
have an entire section, which covers everything from how to analyze, language technique list,
structure, high response essays, low response essays, so you can see the difference and
everything is annotated for you in those essays so that you understand why they actually did well or
not so well. So that's it from me, I will see you guys next Friday, and chat to you then. Bye.